What does a Sabbath practice look like in a non-Jewish, modern-day lifestyle? Over the past several months, my personal research project of observing the Sabbath has resulted in very differently practiced Holy days. Each week has been unique. I’ve kept a journal documenting each week’s highs and lows, hits and misses, in an effort…
“Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?” You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker, “He did not make me”; or the…
Sometimes the most valuable thing you can do is simply be present. While culture tells us our worth is in our productivity, it’s our presence that has power. And nothing shows love like the the offering of ourselves. It’s in this showing up for others that we might have the opportunity to do more…
What is it that you delight in? It sounds like the kind of poser I’d put on my Facebook page (as I often am inclined to do), engaging food for thought. But instead, this was the question that knocked the breath out of me a few weeks ago while I was writing the blog…
The world would be a very different place if we believed our legacy was in people rather than power or riches. All the energy we burn on climbing success ladders and acquiring more wealth (or even just trying to keep up with all culture says are necessities) is evidence that we value status and…
As of last week, my daughter now lives 3,000 miles away in New York City, so I am learning a whole new level of trust in God. I feel like Luigi in a Nintendo game, conquering one realm only to find myself on a more difficult one. Level up! My early years of video…
The legendary biography of Noah (yes, the ark builder) is one I find utterly suitable as an example and encouragement to Christians in our current age of corruption and violence. We don’t hear much on Noah as adults. It’s as if we’ve relegated his unique story as a children’s tale, too much fantasy for…
Our Heavenly Father wants us to know who He is. He’s been highlighting Himself from the beginning. In fact, a close examination of Genesis chapter one revealed to me this notion that God may want to be known by His conjunctions…words that join together other words or groups of words…His Ands. Genesis reveals a…
Out of the most difficult times have come the foundations of my faith. Without the strife of infertility, I might still be second guessing whether God exists. Without all-nighters nebulizing my asthmatic child, I might not believe prayer effective. You could say that these troublesome experiences were the fires that burnt away doubt, as…
As we approach Easter, I propose meditation on a popular scripture found in Isaiah 53. This passage, found in the Old Testament of the Bible, describes Jesus, but predates his birth by 700 years! Isaiah was a prophet which means he was in the business of telling future works of God. What I’d like…
